New England budget 12.26.08

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Dec 26, 2008 at 12:01 AMDec 26, 2008 at 6:32 AM

New England budget 12.26.08

New England budget 12.26.08

Here are the top New England regional stories coming today from GateHouse News Service. Stories are available at http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com. Please submit stories below no later than 6 p.m. local time, unless you have breaking news that is changing significantly. Questions?

How to involve readers, look at 2009 issues in year-end packages: http://www.ghnewsroom.com/article/how-involve-readers-look-2009-issues-year-end-packages

--NEWS--

ACLU: Bridgewater-Raynham School Committee Chairman Gordon Luciano is up in arms over a request from the American Civil Liberties Union for copies of records relating to military recruiters and their access to students dating back two years. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/regional_news/east/massachusetts/x946490572/ACLU-calling-for-B-R-recruiting-records

1,000 VOLUNTEERS: Volunteers from Project Ezra, an outreach volunteer program of the Synagogue Council of Massachusetts, worked at local shelters, soup kitchens, nursing homes and hospitals on Thursday so Christian staff members and volunteers could spend their holiday with their families. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/regional_news/east/massachusetts/x946490575/1-000-Jewish-volunteers-help-local-agencies-on-Christmas-Day

CIVIL AIR PATROL: CAP members work year-round to keep region safe. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/regional_news/east/massachusetts/x1060487793/Civil-Air-Patrol-members-work-year-round-to-keep-region-safe

--BUSINESS--

BIG FISH: Salem-based marketing firm thriving at the top of the digital media food chain. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/regional_news/east/massachusetts/x1647207148/Big-fish-Marketing-firm-thriving-at-the-top-of-the-digital-media-food-chain

O’MAHONEY TOON FOR DEC. 27: On 2008 and Sunday's big game for the Patriots. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/regional_news/east/massachusetts_cartoons/x1647205023/OMahoney-cartoon-On-2008-and-Sundays-big-game

PHILIP MADDOCKS: Embattled AIG will put its CEO up for sale in an attempt to raise capital. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/features/x512364627/Philip-Maddocks-Embattled-AIG-will-put-its-CEO-up-for-sale-in-an-attempt-to-raise-capital

LLOYD GARVER: I can't be the only person who feels that the end of 2008 has dragged on and on. It seems like 2008 will never end. Doesn't it seem like it's been the longest year ever? http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/features/x1647206289/Lloyd-Garver-2008-not-so-great#

Rick Holmes column: Layoffs are multiplying. Can America's new CEO, Barack Obama, stop the bleeding? Will be posted this afternoon.

Guest column: Don't leave human services out of the economic recovery plan. MetroWest. Will be posted this afternoon.

Editorial: Massachusetts law enforcement officials are making decriminalizing marijuana far more complicated than it needs to be. MetroWest. Will be posted this afternoon.

BEST MUSIC OF THE YEAR: Chad Berndtson looks at the best and the better of 2008 music. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/entertainment/dvds_cds/x1647205152/Best-of-2008-The-year-in-music

TOP MOVIES OF THE YEAR: Ed Sykmus gives a rundown of the year’s best 18 movies. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/entertainment/x16586658/Best-of-2008-Top-18-movies-of-the-year

TOP MOVIES OF THE YEAR: Al Alexander takes a look at the year’s best movies. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/entertainment/x1060485219/Best-of-2008-Ledger-Downey-Slumdog-lead-the-way-in-a-year-of-great-movie-moments
--With list of the good, bad and ugly: http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/entertainment/x16585256/Best-of-2008-The-best-and-worst-of-this-year-s-movies

NEW YEAR’S EVE: Locals looking for New Year's Eve fun can choose from three distinct choices to welcome 2009, all less than an hour's drive away. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/regional_news/east/massachusetts/x1647207076/New-Years-Eve-A-festivity-trifecta

DR. MURRAY FEINGOLD: At times, the holiday season can be detrimental to your health. However, there are a number of measures that you can take that will help prevent this from happening. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/health/x1060487809/Dr-Murray-Feingold-Be-holiday-humble-about-keeping-healthy

DARIN ST. GEORGE: Don’t make the wrong moves in the gym. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/health/x1647207084/Darin-St-George-What-am-I-doing-right

DR. JEFF HERSH: My dad was diagnosed with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, and the doctors said the best plan was to hold off on treatment and "wait and watch." Isn't leukemia a serious condition that needs treatment? http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/health/x946490709/Dr-Jeff-Hersh-Different-types-of-leukemia

TABLE TALK: Children are no longer expected to be seen and not heard, to rise when visitors enter the room or to speak only when spoken to, but learning to mind their manners is still an ages-old, though updated, lesson taught today in the Boston area. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/regional_news/east/massachusetts/x946490759/Table-talk-How-kids-can-develop-manners

PSYCHIC: Tatum Gace is a psychic reader, spiritual healer and adviser and a clairvoyant who claims to be correct 99.9 percent of the time. She may use Egyptian or regular tarot cards or read palms “as a little bit of a map,” but she mainly concentrates on the person across the table with her strong senses and intuition. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/regional_news/east/massachusetts/x1277298508/Psychic-clairvoyant-and-spiritual-healer-shares-her-gift